EAST LANSING — Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller was voted the Big Ten's preseason offensive player of the year by a panel of 29 Big Ten writers according to a compilation released on Friday by Cleveland.com.

Michigan State quarterback Connor Cook was the MVP of the Big Ten championship game, and tailback Jeremy Langford led the league in touchdowns last season, but neither of the Spartans' offensive stars collected a vote.

Miller received 21 of the 29 votes, while the others went to:

Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon (5)

Nebraska running back Ameer Abdullah (2)

Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg (1).

Cook finished his first season as Michigan State's starting quarterback with back-to-back 300-yard passing performances in a 34-24 Big Ten championship game win over Ohio State and a 24-20 Rose Bowl victory against Stanford.

Langford set a school record for eight consecutive 100-yard rushing performances — including 128 yards on 24 carries against the Buckeyes — en route to 1,422 yards and 18 rushing touchdowns.

Langford's string of 100-yard rushing performances was snapped by Stanford (84 yards on 23 carries), but he led the Spartans with 101 all-purpose yards against the Cardinal.

In other preseason media voting, Michigan State defensive end Shilique Calhoun was selected the preseason defensive player of the year by the Big Ten media, and the Spartans were second to Ohio State among the Big Ten's favorites to win the league.